Tough as nails!!!

I bought some of the penn 5500 to charter with and can't be more pleased with the quality of these reels the drags are smooth and the reels are built tough!!!

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Jack Rigsby

2 months ago

Lasts forever

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

Jack Rigsby

2 months ago

I've got a spinfisher 3500,4500, and 5500 all three never stop amazing me especially the 5500 which I've had for about five years now and I've never taken it apart and it still reels by itself I've caught things from big bass to big snook and reds GREAT REELS.

Good Reel

This reviewer rated product 4 out of 5 stars.

YakMan777

12 months ago

Bought this reel a year ago and it has become my favorite reel for surf fishing. Holds tons of line, reeling is smooth and comfortable. My only complaint is that the bail occasionally closes on me mid-cast and sends my bait flying off into the sunset. Not sure if that's user error or the reel, though. Otherwise, it's a great reel, and very tough

CastKing

1 year ago

Another great reel from Penn

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

CastKing

1 year ago

I bought this reel for a variety of fish, its the large frame ( much bigger than the 4000). Every Penn Iv bought has outstanding durability, the manufacturing process has excellent quality control from my experience and this one is no exception. I paired it with a Penn Battalion rod and couldn't be happier.

Battle II 2500

Been using Shimano for 30yrs and not happy with quality anymore. Bought this Penn a year ago.What took me so long? So smooth and still performs like new.Going to buy a twin soon!

Willy Wiskers

8 months ago

Excellent Reel

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

Willy Wiskers

8 months ago

I normally catfish with heavy duty bait cast reels but was in the market for something a little easier to cast in shallow water timber areas using slip bobbers and light weights. This reel was the ticket; 1st cast into timber and reeled in an 8.3 pound channel cat. Cast and retrieve are smooth as silk and what a HOSS of a reel in a small package. 12 whisker kitty's in less than 30 minutes with smallest being 4 pounds and not one glitch out of this reel. I will be purchasing additional for my arsenal.

WORKHORSE

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

broadriversmallmouth

1 month ago

The only praise I need to write is this... I have a 2500 from the first year the BATTLE was introduced. I have done absolutely nothing to it and it still fishes like a dream. And I'm not a recreational fisherman. I fish 200 days a year professionally for smallmouth in a fast moving river from a canoe. My gear takes serious punishment. I NEVER worry about function from the Battles on my boat..

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Pneconejimmy

1 year ago

2nd Generation Battle

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

Pneconejimmy

1 year ago

I bought a battle a few yrs back for my 6'6" fluke rod and it was a work horse and never gave me one problem, so impressed I checked out the Battle II 8000 for my 12' Penn battalion surf rod. What a slick piece of machinery, smooth and slick as satin, great drag, positive anti reverse. This reel replaced an old Penn 7500 SS. Will be replacing an old Penn 6500 with a Bat II 6000 on my 9' plugin' rod. I have used penn reels for over 55 yrs.

Very smooth reel

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

Dupsy

1 year ago

I Bought this reel to serve as a bait reel for both fresh and saltwater fishing. I like how it has sealed bearings so I don't have to worry about that when wading in the ocean. Obviously I try my best to not get the reel wet but hey "Stuff" happens. With all that said its a nice reel however it is on the heavier side weighing in at 12.8 oz.

Perfect all around reel.

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

LandFisher

3 months ago

Picked up the Conflict 3000 a few weeks ago to fish the surf and back bay in New Jersey. It's teamed with the 9ft Penn Prevail and it's a prefect match for me. It's loaded with 20lb braid. The rod is rated for 2oz, and I had no problem tossing out bunker with a 3oz weight, but I bought the rod reel combo for tossing plugs. I also have an 11ft rod with the Penn Battle 5000 for chunking. The Conflict 3000 worked as I had hoped bringing in a 30" blue without the drag being maxed out. I was
... initially concerned if the reel could handle larger fish but I am convinced now.

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Ting

5 months ago

It's a soild reel with smooth drag.

This reviewer rated product 3 out of 5 stars.

Ting

5 months ago

I have the CFT6000 model.
Facts about the reel: The weight is 1.7b with line. Max drag(locked down until couldn't turn) is about 18lb when fully loaded 50lb braid line to top.
Pros: Solid build. Should be able to last for years without problem. Smooth drag.
Cons: It's heavy for its size. Not a lot of cranking power under load(would like a longer handle). Line roller doesn't spin very freely. Braid line twist is pretty bad on this reel, maybe due to design of line roller.

Amazed

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

Badfish

4 days ago

I bought this reel about a month ago for fishing some small local ponds for bass so I spooled it with 4lb.test for distance, well as luck would have it my second trip out I caught about an 8 lb. tarpon, he had the reel screaming but it held up like a champ. Then today fishing the same pond I caught a +10lb. snook same deal the drag worked phenomenally. I would absolutely recommend this reel for anybody looking to catch some nice fish on ultralight tackle.

Dharper11

2 years ago

Good Buy!

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

Dharper11

2 years ago

Very reliable and small quantum reel is one of my favorite spinning reels. The you get a good fight with the fish with this reel.

Great reel

This reviewer rated product 4 out of 5 stars.

rsolis

3 years ago

I bought this reel on sale was looking for a quantum, shimano or a penn but somebody mentioned that these reels were a good buy so I decided to try them out. I took it out to Port Mansfield the other day and the reel preformed flawlessly it has the look and feel of a reel twice the price. I am giving it four stars as i have rally only used it once. i think time will tell whether or not it deserves 5 stars.

Shalor

4 years ago

Probably a good backup

This reviewer rated product 3 out of 5 stars.

Shalor

4 years ago

Have only fished this reel a few times but wanted to try it out after hearing great things about H2O mettle bait caster, not sure yet but was probably good buy at 39.99 on sale

great buy love this reel !

Smoothest reel ever.

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

Keith Miller

5 months ago

I can't say enough good things about this reel. I've owned nothing but Penns and figured I'd give Shimano a try. This reel is so smooth it not only impressed me, it impressed the fish. Excellent drag, casting is wonderful and if your into throwing lures this thing will not tired you out. I was sceptical when buying it but landing 40" plus reds and 35" plus snook on this reel makes a world of difference vs penn. I'll be buying another smaller version, currently have the 8000 and all my Penns can
... collect dust. Making the switch to Shimano. Plus the $120 some odd dollars I spent thought it would feel cheap. Not at all. I can't even say a bad thing about it.

Light and smooth!

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

Coonass11

3 years ago

I put two of them on the TFO Joe Robinson inspired rods loaded with 2 lb test. The size,weight and smooth drag really compliment the awesome rod. Together they are perfect medicine microlight and finesse presentation for targeting Austin area monster sunfish. My son and I love hearing the drag sing on tons of bass,bluegill and red ears!
The folks at Academy on Brodie helped out a ton when I needed the second one. Yvonne checked other locations then ordered it on an iPhone and it was at my door
... two days later! Like fishing magic!
Y'all rock!

HDoggyDogg

5 years ago

This reviewer rated product 5 out of 5 stars.

HDoggyDogg

5 years ago

I bought my first Pfleuger President Micro a few months ago to use with a BnM Sam's 12' Jig rod (for crappie n sometimes bream), and it's been my favorite setup, and more addictive than bass-fishing. It seems to be a fish magnet compared to my other rods, and as crazy as it sounds, I've been getting hooksets on mid-sized largemouth bass with worms on size 8 hooks, using Mr Crappie 4 lb test. I was gonna try to get the next model down for a bream-specific reel, but they didn't have any so I
... picked up another president micro, which i'm sure I'll love as much as my first one. Outstanding spinning reel, great for panfishing, when used with Mr Crappie Hi-Vis 4 lb test line.

Very smooth, quiet, functions perfectly

I have two of the 300s and 2 of the 400s. Very smooth, reliable. This a a great reel. I recommend the rod/reel combos as well. Way to go Lews !!!

Meauxfish

2 years ago

Good reel

This reviewer rated product 4 out of 5 stars.

Meauxfish

2 years ago

I bought this reel about a month ago used it inshore fishing in grand isle, la this weekend for the first time. Have it atrung with 20 lb braided line. Caught plenty of speckled trout ansand had no issues with it thus far. Good buy for the price and for the purpose.

This reel is great and the drag works smooth

This reviewer rated product 4 out of 5 stars.

jackson29

3 years ago

I've owned a lot of reels from $5 to $200 and this reel is on top of my list for the price if you want the best results out if this reel you need to remember that this is a small reel and a medium heavy rod 6'6'' to 8' is the best and 15pound braded line or 12pound mono and keep the drag low and play the fish and have fun the higher you set the drag the more damage you'll do to a reel
great reels for the family go fishing and have fun

fisherwood

3 years ago

Great quality for the price

This reviewer rated product 4 out of 5 stars.

fisherwood

3 years ago

I've had a couple of models of the Optix reel, size 10 and 40, and both are well and solidly built. Can't beat them for the price.
My only issue is the 40 model was slightly redesigned so that the spool of the older model I relaced does not quite fit the new one.